tele

See also: tele-, télé, and télé-

§English

§Noun

tele (plural teles)

1. (UK, slang, rare) television

§Usage notes

• The more usual shortening of the word is telly.

§Anagrams

• leet

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§Czech

§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *telę.

§Noun

tele n

1. calf (young cow or bull)

§Declension

Declension of tele

	singular	plural
nominative	tele	telata
genitive	telete	telat
dative	teleti	telatům
accusative	tele	telata
vocative	tele	telata
locative	teleti	telatech
instrumental	teletem	telaty

§Related terms

• telátko

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§Dutch

§Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eːlə

§Verb

tele

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of telen

§Anagrams

• eelt, teel

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§Finnish

§Etymology

Short for teleobjektiivi.

§Noun

tele

1. (photographing, colloquial) telephoto lens

§Declension

Inflection of tele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

		singular	plural
nominative		tele	telet
accusative	nom.?	tele	telet
	gen.	telen
genitive		telen	telejen teleinrare
partitive		teleä	telejä
inessive		telessä	teleissä
elative		telestä	teleistä
illative		teleen	teleihin
adessive		telellä	teleillä
ablative		teleltä	teleiltä
allative		telelleˣ	teleilleˣ
essive		telenä	teleinä
translative		teleksi	teleiksi
instructive		—	telein
abessive		telettä	teleittä
comitative		—	teleineen

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§Friulian

§Etymology

From Latin tēla.

§Noun

tele f (plural telis)

1. cloth
2. canvas

§Derived terms

• tele di ragn

§See also

• tiessi

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§Galician

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§Etymology

Short for televisión.

§Noun

tele f (plural teles)

1. television

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§Hungarian

§Etymology

From the same Proto-Finno-Ugric root *täwde as Finnish täysi

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛlɛ/
• Hyphenation: te‧le

§Adverb

tele (not comparable)

1. (valamivel) full

   Tele van a ház pókokkal. - The house is full of spiders.

§Synonyms

• teli (comparable)

§Antonyms

• üresen

§Adjective

tele (not comparable)

1. (valamivel) full

   Egy tele pohár vizet kaptak - They got a full glass of water.

   vízzel tele pohár - glass full of water

§Synonyms

• teli (comparable)

§Antonyms

• üres

§See also

• tele van a hócipője

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§Italian

§Noun

tele f pl

1. plural form of tela

§Noun

tele f

1. (informal) telly (UK), TV

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§Latvian

Tele

§Noun

tele f (5th declension)

1. female calf, immature cow, heifer

   pērnā tele — the heifer from last year

   šķirnes tele — a heifer of good breed

   grūsna tele — pregnant heifer

   te Tibils visu vasaru turēja savus lopus: divas teles, abas slaucamās govis, aitas un zirgus — here Tibils kept his animals all summer: the two heifers, both dairy cows, the sheep and the horses

   nopētīju savu ganāmpulki, vai kāda no govīm, īpaši telēm, netaisās laisties blēņās uz zirņu lauku — he kept an eye on his herd, in case one of the cows, especially the heifers, wanted to play any tricks on the pea fields

§Declension

Declension of tele (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	tele	teles
accusative (akuzatīvs)	teli	teles
genitive (ģenitīvs)	teles	teļu
dative (datīvs)	telei	telēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	teli	telēm
locative (lokatīvs)	telē	telēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	tele	teles

§See also

• liellops
• govs
• bullis
• teļš, telēns
• vērsis

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§Norwegian

§Noun

tele m

1. Frozen layer of earth

   Det er tele i jorda. - The earth is frozen. (litt. It is 'tele' in the earth)

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§Samoan

§Adjective

tele

1. big

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§Serbo-Croatian

§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *telę.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /těle/
• Hyphenation: te‧le

§Noun

tèle n (Cyrillic spelling тѐле)

1. calf

§Declension

Declension of tele

	singular
nominative	tèle
genitive	tèleta
dative	teletu
accusative	tele
vocative	tele
locative	teletu
instrumental	teletom

This word has no plural, but the collective noun tȅlād is used instead.

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§Slovene

§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *telę.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ̀ːlɛ/
• Tonal orthography: téle

§Noun

têle n (genitive teléta, nominative plural teléta)

1. calf

§Declension

Declension of tele (neuter, t-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	tele	teleti	teleta
accusative	tele	teleti	teleta
genitive	teleta	telet	telet
dative	teletu	teletoma	teletom
locative	teletu	teletih	teletih
instrumental	teletom	teletoma	teleti

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§Spanish

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§Etymology

Short for televisión.

§Noun

tele f (plural teles)

1. television

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§Portuguese

§Verb

tele

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of telar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of telar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of telar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of telar